US4829725A - Behind-the-ceiling mounting for television receiver - Google Patents

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US4829725A
US4829725A US07/112,995 US11299587A US4829725A US 4829725 A US4829725 A US 4829725A US 11299587 A US11299587 A US 11299587A US 4829725 A US4829725 A US 4829725A
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  • the invention is in the field of structure for mounting a television receiving set.
  • Principal objects in the making of the present invention were to provide behind-the-ceiling mounting structure for a television receiving set which would support and house such a set in proper position for viewing by someone lying in bed or reclining on a couch, sofa, or other support, or even sitting back in a chair, which would be hidden during non-use, and which would be equipped with simple and effective mechanism for opening and closing a ceiling panel by remote control of a person desiring to view a television program.
  • the television receiving set is mounted on an upwardly and backwardly sloping support immediately behind a viewing opening in the ceiling, and such viewing opening is normally closed and rendered unobvious by a ceiling panel that harmonizes with the ceiling decor, plain or decorative as it may be.
  • a ceiling panel is hinged along its forward end, and remote controlled, mechanism is provided, preferably above the viewing space and over the viewing opening, with connection to the ceiling panel by a flexible line for raising and lowering such ceiling panel on its hinge axis.
  • mounting structure in the form of a box type housing rising from and sloping upwardly and backwardly from a relatively broad bottom opening.
  • Such mounting structure provides an upwardly and backwardly sloping bottom wall upon which the television receiving set is securely mounted and an upwardly and backwardly sloping top wall, which, together with side walls, protectively enclose the television receiving set.
  • the mounting structure may be made of wood, such as ordinary dimension lumber, plywood, or particle board obtainable commercially, or of other material, such as fiber glass, plastic, metal, or composites.
  • the mechanism for opening and closing the panel comprises a reversible electric motor constructed to be turned on by remote control, together with limit switches for turning it off.
  • a flexible line having one end attached to the hinged ceiling panel, for raising and lowering it on its hinge axis, has its other end attached to a part of the mechanism operated by the motor.
  • such part is a traveler arranged to reciprocate rectilinearly. The traveler is preferably secured to one length of a chain looped about drive and idler sprockets at opposite ends, respectively, of the path of travel of the traveler, the drive sprocket being located at and in driven connection with the motor.
  • such part is a pulley in driven connection with the motor for winding and unwinding the flexible line in windless fashion.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of the ceiling of a room in which the apparatus of the invention is installed, with the ceiling closure panel raised into open position for television viewing from a reclining position in the room;
  • FIG. 2 a corresponding view, with the ceiling closure panel lowered into closed position
  • FIG. 3 a fragmentary perspective view of the television-receiver-mounting structure of FIG. 1 taken from the standpoint of FIG. 2 in the attic above the ceiling of the room, the view being drawn to a considerably larger scale than the preceding figures and with an intermediate portion of the top wall of the structure and a portion of the ceiling closure panel broken away to reveal otherwise hidden structure;
  • FIG. 4 a longitudinal section through the structure of FIG. 3 showing in side elevation one embodiment of mechanism for opening and closing the ceiling closure panel, the view being drawn to an even larger scale than in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 a transverse section taken on the line 5--5 of FIG. 4, an intermediate section being broken out for convenience of illustration;
  • FIG. 6 a fragmentary view taken from the standpoint of the line 6--6 of FIG. 1 to show the mechanism of FIG. 4 in top plan;
  • FIG. 7 a view corresponding to that of FIG. 4 but showing an alternate form of the mechanism.
  • a box-type housing 10 FIG. 3, shown as fabricated integrally from suitable material, such as resin-impregnated fiberglass, has an upwardly sloping bottom wall 11, mutually opposite side walls 12, respectively, a rear wall 13, and a top wall 14 rising and sloping backwardly from a frame portion 15 that fits about a structural frame 16.
  • Such frame 16 defines a bottom opening 17 through which a usual type of television receiving set 18 resting on and strapped to bottom wall 11, as by strap 18a, is viewed when a ceiling panel 19 is raised from its normal ceiling position, shown in FIGS. 2-4, closing viewing opening 17.
  • the room ceiling 20 is paneled ornamentally, with molding strips 21 defining individual panels and with housing 10 and frame 16 fitting between and fastened to usual rafters 22 in an opening between two of the rafters which is provided by cutting out a portion of an intervening rafter and applying headers 22a at opposite ends of the opening.
  • Ceiling panel 19 is hinged along its forward end, considering the television set to be mounted rearwardly in the housing.
  • the hinge 23 is preferably of elongate piano type and is mounted internally of frame 16.
  • a heat vent 24 may be provided in upper wall 14 of housing 10.
  • a flexible line For raising and lowering ceiling panel 19 on its hinge axis, a flexible line, usually a cable 25, FIG. 4, has one end fastened to the inner surface of such panel, as by an eye fitting 26, and is passed through an opening 27 in top wall 14 of housing 10 and over an idler pulley 27a to connection of its opposite end with remote-controlled lifting and lowering mechanism, which is preferably mounted on such top wall 14, exteriorly of such housing.
  • a commercial drive unit 30 (shown schematically) containing a reversible, electric motor 30a, FIG. 6, with remote-control equipment 30b, speed reducing gears 30c, and limit switches 30d for interrupting the supply of electricity to the motor at opposite ends of the reciprocative strokes, has a drive shaft 31 on which is fixedly mounted a sprocket wheel 32 for rotation therewith.
  • a sprocket chain 33 encompasses both sprocket wheel 32 and an idler sprocket wheel 34 and has traveler element 28 fixedly attached to one of its runs 33a for back and forth reciprocation between the sprocket wheels as motor 30a drives shaft 31 forwardly and in reverse, respectively.
  • One end of track 29 is supported by drive unit 30 (fastened to the upper surface of top wall 14 by means of bracket supports 29a) and the other end by a mounting bracket 29b pivotally attached to the upper surface of top wall 14.
  • a person wishing to look at television need merely push the button of a standard remote control unit (not shown) to raise panel 19 from closed to open position or to lower such panel back to its closed position.
  • FIG. 7 Alternative mechanism for the purpose is shown in FIG. 7, wherein a cable wind-up pulley 35 is mounted for rotation on the outwardly projecting drive shaft 36 of a drive unit 37 corresponding to drive unit 30 and similarly having a motor 37a, remote control equipment 37b, speed reducing gears 37c, and limit switches 37d.
  • Drive unit 37 is mounted by brackets 38 and 39 on the upper surface of housing top wall 14 with pulley 35 placed over and in line with cable passage 27 for winding up cable 25 as drive shaft 36 is rotated in one direction and for unwinding such cable as such drive shaft is rotated in the opposite direction.
  • Both of the drive units 30 and 37 can be obtained commercially from manufacturers of standard garage door openers.
  • the limit switches should be arranged for activation on the basis of a predetermined number of drive shaft rotations, which is standard in many commercially available drive units.
  • a plug-in power supply 18b for television receiver 18 is normally mounted in back wall 13 of housing 10, and a TV antenna 18c conveniently passes through such back wall.
  • An optional feature of the invention is to provide housing 10 with one or more loud speakers for television sound auxiliary to the sound system provided by the television receiving set itself.
  • auxiliary speakers may be built into side walls 12 and provided with means (not shown) for connection into a television set when that is installed. As so located, the speakers are between viewing opening 17 and ceiling panel 19 in the raised position of the latter.

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US6366451B1 (en) * 2000-03-13 2002-04-02 Franklin Smock Display screen enclosure
US6416027B1 (en) 2001-02-28 2002-07-09 James K. Hart Apparatus for retracting a television to a stored position and extending the television to a viewing position
US6578327B1 (en) * 2001-06-01 2003-06-17 Douglas Hackbarth Attic scuttle
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